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At ArcelorMittal Europe, we provide solutions with certified fire resistance performances in accordance with the most severe standards for testing at the European level:
- Facades, made of insulated sandwich panels, are certified for fire resistance in single storey buildings.
- Composite floor solutions, like Cofrastra®, are fire resistant up to two hours (REI120) without additonal protection.
- CoSFB® flooring solutions, combining the slim floor beam and composite floor concepts, are also fire resistant up to two hours (REI 120) without additional fire protection.
- In single storey public or residential buildings, the combination of our light steel framing solutions and plasterboard internal partitioning offers a suitable and competitive solution concerning fire resistance.
Our R&D department has extensive expertise in fire resistant steel solutions including fire engineering.
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ApplicationFire resistance
As safety is a large part of ArcelorMittal’s core values, we constantly extend our range of products and solutions in order to satisfy the most demanding requirements with respect to fire resistance performance.
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Construction components are not tested for fire resistance performance. This performance requirement is only applicable to full building applications such as facades, doors, composite decking, or roofing.
However, products and components are key contributors to fire resistance performance.
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New SiCA lecture: Practical ways of achieving fire resistance of steel structures
12 October 2023The mechanical properties of all common building materials decrease with a high elevation of temperature. Steel structural elements should possess appropriate fire resistance to resist the risk of partial or total collapse, flame penetration, or excessive temperature rise on the unexposed faces.In our latest SiCA: Steel in Construction Academy lecture, the inherent fire resistance of unprotected steelwork is introduced and the influence of a variety of insulating systems - of partial member exposure and of composite action - is discussed.
Website newsIntroducing the new TitanThermic™ hot finished tube solution
26 July 2022ArcelorMittal Tubular Products is proud to present its newly named TitanThermic™ small welded tube product. This product is the best in the hollow sections family, being manufactured with a hot process that provides the superior quality and optimal safety needed for demanding applications.
Product newsDIFISEK: Dissemination of Structural Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge
The DIFISEK: Dissemination of Structural Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge project was funded by the European Commission as part of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
Technical article
New SiCA lecture: Practical ways of achieving fire resistance of steel structures
The mechanical properties of all common building materials decrease with a high elevation of temperature. Steel structural elements should possess appropriate fire resistance to resist the risk of partial or total collapse, flame penetration, or excessive temperature rise on the unexposed faces.
In our latest SiCA: Steel in Construction Academy lecture, the inherent fire resistance of unprotected steelwork is introduced and the influence of a variety of insulating systems - of partial member exposure and of composite action - is discussed.
SiCA: Steel in Construction Academy
SiCA is a self-learning online platform for those in, or joining, the construction industry focussed on the use of steel as the material of choice for construction applications and required performances.
Sustainable and circular construction, composite construction, steel performances, construction physics, applied stability, steel grades and qualities, and mechanical properties are just some of the topics covered in SiCA.
New lectures are being added regularly, and we will keep you updated!
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Constructalia
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ArcelorMittal
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Introducing the new TitanThermic™ hot finished tube solution
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products is proud to present its newly named TitanThermic™ small welded tube product. This product is the best in the hollow sections family, being manufactured with a hot process that provides the superior quality and optimal safety needed for demanding applications.
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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
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ArcelorMittal Tubular Products
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DIFISEK: Dissemination of Structural Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge
The DIFISEK: Dissemination of Structural Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge project was funded by the European Commission as part of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
The aim of DIFISEK was to promote different projects from recent decades that dealt with fire engineering, the results of which were implemented in EN 1991-1-2.
- Part 1: Thermal & Mechanical Actions: Indication of fire scenarios: Nominal fire, parametric temperature time curve, zone models, CFD; mechanical actions in the fire situation
- Part 2: Thermal Response: Thermal conductivity, shadow effect, thermal material properties of steel and concrete, natural fire safety concept
- Part 3: Mechanical Response of Structures in Fire: Mechanical material properties of steel and concrete, member verification, analysis of entire structure, constructional details, characteristics of natural fire
- Part 4: Software for Fire Design: Free available software, description, and evaluation for different fields of application
- Part 5a: Worked Examples: Worked examples for fire scenarios, heating of members, member verification
- Part 5b: Illustration of Completed Projects: Completed buildings with special regard to the fire safety concept
Related link(s)
Dissemination of Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge DIFISEK - website
DIFISEK Part 5b: Completed Buildings - Fire Safety
DIFISEK Part 5a: WorkedExamples
DIFISEK Part 4: Software for Fire Design
DIFISEK Part 3: Mechanical Response